Isa Orozco-Vela highlights the role of women industrial workers during WWII, especially those who worked in the Dodge-Chrysler Plant. Continue reading
Tag: industrialization
What commonalities do planned worker communities in the Chicagoland area share, and how have they evolved from 1880 to 1945?
Kelly Schmidt emphasizes Chrysler Village’s relation to pre-WWII worker communities like Pullman and Marktown. Continue reading
From Industrial Village to Suburban Enclave: How Chrysler Village fits into the History of Company Town Design
Ruby Oram situates Chrysler Village within Chicago’s history of planned worker communities, including Pullman and Altgeld Garden. Continue reading
How do the built environments of Chrysler Village and Altgeld Gardens express middle class ideals and racial segregation?
Julia Lacher compares and contrasts how the architectural features of Chrysler Village and Altgeld Garden imposed ideas of race and class into the built environment of the planned communities. Continue reading
How does industrialization impact the development of the surrounding community? An examination of Chrysler Village
Nicole Stocker summarizes the process of industrialization in Chicago’s South Side. Continue reading
Deindustrialization in Chicago and its Effects, 1970-1990
Matthew Norgard contextualizes Chrysler Village within the deindustrialization of Chicago’s South Side in the postwar period. Continue reading
How did postwar deindustrialization impact Chicago, and how did Clearing respond?
Michael Albani demonstrates how the Ford City Mall represents the impact of deindustrialization on Clearing. Continue reading
“Third World Stupor”: The Social Costs of Deindustrialization in the City of Chicago
Ella Wagner offers a thorough overview of deindustrialization’s impact on Chicago.